| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3399 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1795 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1652 |
| Registration plate issues | 1106 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 490 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 406 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 395 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 335 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 284 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 268 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 257 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 238 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 232 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 226 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 193 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 173 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 153 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 152 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 148 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 145 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 119 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 99 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 95 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 86 |
| Windscreen has damage | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 84 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 70 |
| Rear brake binding | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 67 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 63 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 61 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 61 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 53 |